Schmelzer ousted from grandmother’s estate
Richard Schmelzer's murder conviction earned him 45 years in prison but not the thing prosecutors said he sought in plotting to kill his grandmother nearly three years ago: his portion...
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St. Charles man gets probation in sex abuse case
A 36-year-old St. Charles man received four years of probation and must register as a sex offender after he recently pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Brian Richardson agreed...
Man accused of violating violent offender registry to undergo evaluation
An Aurora man accused of violating the state's violent offender registry rules three times in a year will undergo a fitness evaluation to determine the state of his mental health,...
Aurora man indicted in March shooting
A Kane County grand jury has indicted a 55-year-old Aurora man on charges he shot an acquaintance in the neck and then led police on a 14-minute chase around the...
Prosecutors make offer to Aurora shooting suspect
An Aurora man accused in a shooting allegedly stoked by social media last year faces a July trial on attempted murder charges, but on Thursday received an offer from prosecutors...
Daniel Rak’s defense seeks to block abuse claims
Attorneys for murder suspect Daniel Rak want a judge to bar prosecutors from presenting "prejudicial" information to jurors at an upcoming trial about past domestic violence claims. Rak, 31, is...
45-year prison sentence upheld in murder of East Dundee grandmother
Unswayed by Richard Schmelzer's argument to reduce his 45-year prison sentence for killing his grandmother, Judge Linda Abrahamson on Thursday upheld the punishment she issued less than a month ago....
Prosecutors file motions in St. Charles attempted murder case
Prosecutors in the attempted murder case of a former St. Charles man want jurors to hear details of domestic violence allegations from his first marriage, according to recent court filings....
Batavia man accused of having almost 10 pounds of marijuana
A 22-year-old Batavia man remains in Cook County Jail on drug charges in connection to a March traffic stop on Chicago's Northwest Side. Diego Luna, of the 1200 block of...
‘It’s everyone’s business’
A teacher, high school employees, a police officer and a foster parent - all people in positions of trust and authority when prosecutors charged them with sexually abusing or assaulting...